Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-16
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to Arbor Day, has been terri sic
About a thousand people are growl
ing at the APPEAL. because they
did not get lot Of evergreen tree,
to plant. Each person who did not
get tree. holds the editor of the
APPEAL responsible.
Yesterday morning he was im-
portuned by about forty men and
at least dozen women and taken
to task for not supplying them with
trees for Arbor Day: Such people
labor under the impression that the
writer ought to have gone about
town with a spade and lot of trees
and planted one in each front yard
and also hire man to water the
same until they were big enough to
| pick pine nuts off of.
Some weeks ago the editor of
the APPEAL noticing great deal
of apathy relative to Arbor Day,
wrote to the Bay of his own Volt
ton and secured 1000 trees for the
people of this city.
He gave notice in the paper over
and over again that people wanting
trees could secure them by sending
an application 10 this Office or to
any member of the planting COM
mittee, Not over dozen applica-
tions were made. Those who did
apply, got their trees, and those
who called within a reasonable
time also got their trees.
Of course some people took rath-
er more than they should have had.
They would come in something like
this:
Here's four bits I want two
trees. Two trees are all l can
plant as my yard is small"
When informed that the trees
were absolutely free Of charge, Mr.
Sutro having paid all expenses,
their ideas of tree planting took a
sudden change and they wanted a
dozen or so. Several lalies took
ten or fifteen Monterey Cyprusses
apiece, remarking that they
wouldn't have time to plant any
more
The Mint made no application
aud no trees we're reserved. but a
loud mouth employee was snorting
about the town, charging the writer
with keeping trees away from the
Mint because 1t was a Mugwump
institution.
Hearing this the writer instruct
ed Mr.. Latta, who had quite num-
Der for the Capitol grounds, to send
some to the Mutt, which was done
at once
Some people who called and re-
celved them. threw them away in
disgust, RI marking they were too
small to bother with. They seemed
To thInk that the trees ought to be
big enough t. shade IA front yard
and nave rustic seats under them
The trees were all small, ana the
smaller the tree the more prospect
of It's growing after its being trans
parted "a long distance.
Those who did not secure trees
were those who did not take enough
interest in the matter to apply for
them. After the applications were
all served the balance were given
to any one who called.
The story that the writer got
more than his share can easily be
disproved by calling at his ranch
and making a personal inspection
If the trees be planted, The story
that any money was collected of
any body for the expenses of plant
ing the trees is also false. IF any
body paid 20 cent piece to anyone
OF the committee it was an un-
authorized collection and any one
whe paid any money under those
circumstances should make the
matter public.
La conclusion the APPEAL will
state that next Arbor Day people
wanting trees can get all they want
by sending their order to some
good responsible nurseryman and
paying the regular charges. Going
to peck of trouble for other peo-
pie, especially in Carson is thank
less task.